Shaving-brush.



R. L. SOHN.

SIHAVING BRUSH. APPLICATJON FILED NOV. 6, 1914.

Patented June 20,1916.

RALPH L. SOHN, OF ABBOWSMI'IH, ILLINOIS.

SHAVIN'G-IBRU SH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J ine 20, 1916.

Application filed November 8, 1914. Serial No. 870,820.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, RALPH L. SOHN, citizenof the United States, residing at Arrowsmith, in the county of McLeanand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shaving-Brushes; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, siich as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention isan .article adapted particularly for shaving purposes,wherein a brushing element and a massaging element may be convenientlycombined in connection with means whereby soap or a similar substance,may be quickly fed to the brushing element from a reservoir.

It is an aim of the invention to provide a device simple inconstruction, convenient of operation, which can be stored in a smallspace, and which is economical to manufacture.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, but it is to be understood that the construction shown thereinis for the purpose of illustration only, and not as defining the limitsof the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation, parts being broken away,the handle being shown extended. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional Viewthrough the device with the handle partially contracted to expose thebrushing element. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device as shown inFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the soap containing section of thehandle with the brushing element secured thereto. Fig. 5 is an end viewof the plunger section, showing the spiral feed device. Fig. 6 is a planview of the top of the plunger section.

The device embodies a handle of a plurality of sections telescopicallyarranged. To one of the sections, there is secured a massaging elementwhich may be of yielding material. An intermediate section may beprovided with a brushing element which may be removably' secured to thesection,

and which element is adapted to be retracted in the element containingthe massaging element. This arrangement permits the brushing andmassaging elements to be alternately employed. Lather forming materialmay be placed in a chamber of the intermediate section. Thisintermediate section may be provided witha duct leading from the chamherto the brushing element. An upper section of the handle is mounted formovement within the intermediate section and may be provided with meansto engage material in the chamber of the intermediate sectionto forcethe material into the brushing element. This upper section maybeutilized to receive the brushing element, when detached from theintermediate sectlon, to facilitate.

the contraction of the device into a small space. v

In the embodiment of the invention disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings, the handle is shown comprising a plurality of sections,namely, an upper section 1,'anintermediate section 2, and a lowersection 3. The lower section 3, is shown provided with a massage elementindicated at 4 which may be secured to the section 3 in any suitablemanner. This massage element' may be in the form of a rubber diskhavinga plurality of fingers 5, or may be in any other suitable form.This section 3 is preferably cylindrical, and the massage element ispreferably provided with a central aperture through which may'protrude abrushing element.

The intermediate section 2 is preferably internally threaded asindicated at 6. This section 2 is shown cylindrical in form, and closedat its lower end by the wall 7 through which is provided a passage 8.This end 7 is preferably provided with a. depending flange 9 which. maybe provided with screw threads or--.any other suitable means to engagethe handle 10 of a brushing element 11. This handlelO is'preferablyprovided with a longitudinal passage 12 which coincides with the passage8 of the intermediate section 2. This section 2 is preferably .ar-.ranged so that it may reciprocate within section 3, to -permit of theuse of the massage element, as shown in Fig. 1. To accomplish thisresult and maintain the brushing element in its extended or retractedposition,

the lower section 3 is shown provided with an elongated slot 13 having alower offset 14 and an upper offset 15. The intermediate section isshown provided with .a stud 16 which is adapted to ride in the slot 13and to engage the ofi'sets 14, 15 to retain the brushing element in itsextended or contracted positions. It is obvious that any other suitable.or equivalent means may be employed to perform this function.

The intermediate section 2 is preferably so formed that it will providea chamber for the reception of suitable material to produce a lather,such material being in the form of powder, or paste, or theequivalent.

The upper or plunger section 1 is designed to be telescopically fedwithin the intermediate section 2, and the outer wall of this section 1may be provided with the thread 17 to engage the threads 6 of theintermediate section 2. The plunger section 1 is preferably in the formof the cylindrical member having a closed lower face and a removableupper end to form a chamber,

within which may be secured the brushing element 11 when detached fromthe intermediate section 2 for transporting purposes, or

a suitable powder, such as antiseptic material, may be placed in thechamber 18 of the upper member 1,the powder being dispensed through theapertures 19 in the perforate top 20. This top may be provided with theusual movable shield 21 to open or closethe apertures in the top. Thelower face 22 of the upper section serves as a plunger, and thislowerface is shown provided with a depending transverse flange 23, whichflange is preferably arcuate in form, and is shown in Fig. 5 as sinuous.As an extension of this flange there is shown a depending spiral 24,which is of a size and of sufficient length to engage and extend throughthe passages 8 and 12 of the intermediate section 2 and the head 10 ofthe brushing element, respectively. The threads ofsections 1 and 2 maybe so arranged as to permit of rotation of the plunger in a directionopposite to that in which the depending spiral 24 is placed, to therebyprovide forced feed for the material passing from the intermediatesection to the brushing element.

The depending flange 23 preferably extends across the face of the end 22and in contact with the sides of intermediate section 2' servingto-effectuall'y remove the lather producing material from contact withthe walls thereof, and the lower end of this flange 22 is so formed thatit will contact with the material engaging the end 7 of section 2 anddirect it through the passage 8. The spiral 24'serves to force thematerial I through the passages 8 and 12 and into contact with thebrush. This spiral also prewithout the necessity of frequentlydisconnecting the parts to open the passages 8 and 12. Moreover, theS-shaped flange so engages the lather forming material that it isprevented from passing the plunger head 22 and extending to the outsidewalls of the handle, said flange serving to scrape the inner walls anddirect the material through its passages 8 and 12.

In operation, the lather forming material is forced into the brushingelement by movement of section 1 with relation to section 2, the brushmoistened in water and rubbed on the face as usual. Thereafter the brushmay be retracted within section 3 and the massaging element rubbed overthe beard to soften the same. The brush may then be extended beyond thesurface of the massage element to complete the lathering of the heard,when the usual shaving operations may thereafter be performed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the class described, an extensible handle comprising achamber secthe feed of material through said passage.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

- RALPH L. SOHN. Witnesses:

GEO. F. LESTER, HUBERT J. THoMPsoN.

